Gary Whitta

Gary Whitta was the screenwriter for the first draft of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story,[1] for which he also coined the title.[2] In 2015, Chris Weitz was brought on to complete the screenplay.[3]

Previously, Whitta served as editor-in-chief of both the UK and US versions of PC Gamer Magazine. Several years prior to the announcement that he would write one of the Star Wars spin-off films, Whitta made a number of posts to the NeoGAF message boards, in which he criticized the prequel trilogy and the 2011 Blu-ray changes to the original trilogy.[4]

He had a cameo appearance in Rogue One as Gray Leader, which was cut from the film.[5]

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  1. ↑ StarWars.com Gareth Edwards and Gary Whitta Onboard for Star Wars Stand-Alone Film on StarWars.com (backup link)
  2. ↑ TwitterLogo Gary Whitta (@garywhitta) on Twitter (post): "Well I can now say that I named a @starwars movie! That's pretty cool. #RogueOne" (screenshot)
  3. ↑ StarWars.com Rogue One is the First Star Wars Stand-Alone Film, Rian Johnson to Write and Direct Star Wars: Episode VIII on StarWars.com (backup link)
  4. ↑ Premium-Era-real Why Screenwriter Gary Whitta's Rant Proves He's Perfect For Star Wars by Bricken, Rob on io9.gizmodo.com (May 23, 2014) (backup link archived on June 16, 2016)
  5. ↑ Premium-Era-real Star Wars: Rogue One Cut Pilot Cameo Revealed by Alex Welch on screenrant.com (December 23, 2016) (backup link archived on January 25, 2020)

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